DAIMYO of

BIZEN PROVINCE

Ikeda

• Domain: Okayama
• Stipend: 315,000 koku
• Class: Tozama 4
• Headquarters: Okayama Castle (Flatland)

Daimyo family native of Omi and descended from the Seiwa-Genji.

Succession

• Nobuteru/Tsuneoki (1536-1584)
• Terumasa (1564-1613) - 1st Ikeda daimyo of Himeji (Harima -- 520,000 koku)
• Toshitaka (1584-1616)
• Mitsumasa (1609-1682) - 3rd Ikeda daimyo of Himeji (1616-1617); daimyo of Tottori (Inaba -- 325,000 koku) (1617-1632); 1st Ikeda daimyo of Okayama (1632-1672)
• Tsunamasa (1638-1714, daimyo 1672-1714)

• Tsugumasa

• Munemasa

• Harumasa

• Narimasa

• Naritoshi

• Yoshimasa

• Mochimasa

• Akimasa

Notable Ancestors

• Ikeda Nobuteru (1536-1584)

Kii no kami, first served Oda Nobuhide, then Nobunaga, who in 1579 gave him a part of the provine of Settsu and the castle of Amagasaki in fief. He was killed in the battle of Nagakute where Hideyoshi fought Oda Nobuo.

• Ikeda Terumasa (1564-1613)

Son of Nobuteru, took part in the last campaigns of Nobunaga and participated in the battle of Nagakute (1584). By the order of Hideyoshi, he married the 2nd daughter of Ieyasu, and after the battle of Sekigahara, he received the province of Harima in fief (520,000 koku) and the name of Matsudaira. He left eight sons who divided his domains among themselves.

• Ikeda Toshitaka (1584-1616)

Eldest son of Terumasa, took part in the siege of Gifu (1600), and married the daughter of Sakakibara Yasumasa, who in 1606 had been adopted by Hidetada. In 1613, at the death of his father, he inherited the castle of Himeji and the greater part of Harima. He was present at the siege of Osaka and died soon afterwards.

• Ikeda Mitsumasa (1609-1682)

Son of Toshitaka, inherited Harima, and later in 1617 was transferred to Tottori (325,000 koku), receiving the two provinces of Inaba and Hoki in fief. In 1632 he exchanged his domains for the daimyoate of Okayama (Bizen -- 315,000 koku). He loved science, and fostered education to the utmost of his power. In 1672 he gave up the administration of his domains in favor of his son.

His descendants resided at Okayama (Bizen -- 315,000).

Related Branches

• Junior branch: Kamokata (Bitchu -- 25,000 koku)
• Branch: Ikusaka (Bitchu -- 15,000 koku)
• Branch: Tottori (Inaba -- 325,000 koku)
• Branch: Shikano (Inaba -- 30,000 koku)
• Branch: Wakaza (Inaba -- 20,000 koku)
• Branch: Fukumoto (Harima -- 10,000 koku)

Sources

• Papinot
• Wikipedia - "Okayama Domain" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okayama_Domain)
• Wikipedia - "Ikeda clan" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikeda_clan)
• Wikipedia - "Ikeda Tsuneoki" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikeda_Nobuteru)
• Wikipedia - "Ikeda Terumasa" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikeda_Terumasa)
• Wikipedia - "Okayama Castle" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okayama_Castle)
• Edo 300 Han HTML Charts - "Okayama Han" (http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/chugoku/okayama.html)
• Jcastle.info - "Okayama Castle" (http://www.jcastle.info/castle/profile/72-Okayama-Castle)

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